Field Trips and Workshops

During the Student Fair Day on Friday, May 2, this year's Heritage Fair participants were able to attend both a field trip and a workshop. There were several different options for these activities, including two off-site field trips where students were able to interact with historical objects, as well as three unique workshops where students used art, historic photos, and documents to explore aspects of Canadian history.

Elders and Roots Workshop 

Students visited the Richmond Art Gallery where they viewed Evan Lee's Old Woman portrait series (currently on display as part of the Elders and Roots exhibition) and were encouraged to discuss the theme of family roots. After the gallery visit, they had the opportunity to learn how to draw their own portraits.

Museum Artefact Collection Warehouse Field Trip 

Students visited the Richmond Museum's secret artefact collection warehouse, where they learned about artefact care and storytelling through objects. They were then presented with the challenge of trying to figure out the best way to package an artefact in a box for safe transport.

Nostalgia Workshop 

Students spent time in the Richmond Brighouse Library discovering what life was like for their ancestors by exploring Canada's past from automobiles to the War Years through the use of documents and historic photos.

Steveston Interurban Tram Building Field Trip

Student visited the Steveston Interurban Tram Building and were given a guided tour of Tram 1220. They learned about the evolution of transportation in Richmond and then had the opportunity to play a fun freeze-frame game.

Discovering Family Roots Workshop 

Students were inspired to discover their family histories through research at the Rafter learning about the search for family roots in Chinese Canadian history at the Richmond Brighouse Library.

Many thanks to all of our field trip and workshop hosts - the Richmond Art Gallery, the Richmond Museums' Artefact Collection Warehouse, the Richmond Brighouse Library and the Steveston Interurban Tram - for offering this year's Heritage Fair students the unique opportunity to get their hands on history!

Provincial Fair Delegates

We are pleased to announce that the following students have been chosen to represent the Richmond-Delta region at the 2014 BC Provincial Heritage Fair in Kamloops, June 29-July 3. Congratulations!

Richmond

Clara Hughes

Yonatan Marom
Grade 4, Whiteside Elementary

Nobel Winner Alice Munro

Veronica Xia
Grade 6, Cornerstone Academy

History of Rapid Transit in Metro Vancouver

Vedanshi Vala 
Grade 7, McNeely Elementary






Delta

Lest We Forget Lester B. Pearson

Dania Rashid
Grade 5, Gibson Elementary

Vancouver In Ashes

Jasneet Sabrao
Grade 6, McCloskey Elementary

Hudson Bay Company

Justin Fennings
Grade 6, Pebble Hill Elementary












Thank you to Faye O'Neil, Aboriginal Support Worker for the Delta School District, who has volunteered her time to chaperone the Richmond-Delta student delegates for the last three years, and will continue to do so this year.

For more information about the BC Provincial Heritage Fair, visit http://www.bcheritagefairs.ca/provincial-fair-2014-in-kamloops/

Awards

Congratulations to all students who participated in the 12th Annual Richmond Delta Regional Heritage Fair. We are pleased to present the following recipients of special awards.

NATIONAL AWARDS

Canada's History Award
Why is the Bluenose an important Canadian symbol by Odessa, Gr. 5, Gibson Elementary

United Empire Loyalists Award
Laura Secord, by Ritisha & Akarty, Gr. 5, Cornerstone Academy
















PROVINCIAL AWARDS

Lieutenant-Governor's Literacy Award
Lest We Forget Lester B. Pearson, by Dania, Gr. 5, Gibson Elementary

Provincial Capital Commission Award
Emily Carr, by Erin, Gr. 5, McCloskey Elementary

BC Heritage Branch Historic Places Award
Vancouver in Ashes, by Jasneet, Gr. 6, McCloskey Elementary

BC Magazine Award
Komagata Maru, by Tushar, Gr. 5, McCloskey Elementary

BC Heritage Fair Society Stellar Achievement Award
History of Rapid Transit, by Vedanshi, Gr. 7, McNeely Elementary

BC Heritage Fair Society Stellar Achievement Award
Clara Hughes, by Yonatan, Gr. 4, Whiteside Elementary

BC Heritage Fair Society Stellar Achievement Award
Nobel Winner Alice Munro, by Veronica, Cornerstone Academy

BC Heritage Fair Society Stellar Achievement Award
The Pioneer Spirit, by Michael, Gr. 7, Pebble Hill Elementary

BC Heritage Fair Society Stellar Achievement Award
Lest We Forget Lester B. Pearson, by Dania, Gr. 5, Gibson Elementary














REGIONAL AWARDS

Richmond Heritage Commission's Local Historian Award
How was the Steveston Tram built, by Kosta & Ethan, Gr. 3, Byng Elementary

Delta Heritage Advisory Commission's Local Historian of Delta Award
Pioneer School, by Sharelle & Emily, Gr. 3, Devon Gardens Elementary

Chinese Canadian Historical Society's Family History Award
The Journey of the Diza Family, by Leilani, Gr. 6, McKay Elementary

UBC Museum of Anthropology's Aboriginal Award
Ojibwe Totems, by Connor, Gr. 5, Gibson Elementary

Museum of Vancouver's Significant Canadian Award
Mary Pickford, by Esha, Gr. 5, McCloskey Elementary

H.R. MacMillan Space Centre's Canada and the World Award
Canadian Disruptive Pattern, by Bruce, Gr. 7, McNeely Elementary

Royal BC Museum's National Significance Award
Canada: A Cultural Mosaic by Urvee, Gr. 6, Cornerstone Academy

Britannia Mine Museum's Industry Award
Britannia Mine, by Ewan, Gr. 3, McNeely Elementary

Vancouver Canadians Baseball Club's Sport Award
Canadian Female Athlete of the 20th Century, by William, Gr. 4, Wowk Elementary

Vancouver Art Gallery's Artistic Merit Award
Forever First Nations, by Kate, Gr. 7, McNeely Elementary

Honourable Mention
Hudson Bay Company, by Justin, Gr. 6, Pebble Hill Elementary

Honourable Mention
Boston Pizza, by Isaac & Jerry, Gr. 7, Cornerstone Academy

Honourable Mention
Why is the Vancouver Aquarium important, by Aiden, Gr. 6, McKinney Elementary

Honourable Mention
James Naismith, by Chace & Rand, Gr. 5, Whiteside Elementary

Student Choice Award
The Iwase Family Journey to Canada, by Kai, Gr. 6, McKay Elementary

Lieutenant Governor to visit Heritage Fair!

Did you know that… 

The BC Heritage Fairs Society is under the Distinguished Patronage of the Honourable Judith Guichon, OBC, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Her Honour is also the sponsor of the Historical Literacy Award that is offered at each of our Regional Fairs to the student demonstrating imagination and historical inquiry on a real person, place, time or event in our history. 

http://www.bcheritagefairs.ca/honorary-patron

We are pleased to welcome Her Honour to the Richmond Delta Regional Heritage Fair on Friday, May 2.